Christine Sinclair and Cristiano Ronaldo have been recognised with a special award for breaking the all-time international goal-scoring record and men’s all time goal scoring record respectively.
Sinclair has 188 goals in 308 international appearances, scored in 21 different countries and against 42 different opponents and Canada has won 76 per cent of the matches in which she has scored.
Her bulging trophy cabinet got another piece of shiny hardware as the world governing body of soccer presented her with The Best FIFA Special Award during its Best FIFA Football Awards gala in Zurich on Monday.
The 38-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., the world’s all-time leading scorer, has already taken part in five World Cups, four Olympic tournaments and been shortlisted for FIFA women’s world player of the year seven times (in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016).
Sinclair is the leading international scorer among both women and men.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who holds the men’s all-time scoring record with 115 goals in 184 appearances, was also presented with The Best FIFA Special Award, breaking Ali Daei’s previous record of 109.
The 36-year-old five-time Ballon d’Or winner and two-time FIFA Player of The Year winner say he still have several years to carry on; “I’m 37 soon, I feel good and motivated. I keep working hard since I was 18 and I continue. I have that passion and want to continue.”
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